2008 election articles and background documents

This section contains information posted on NNIRR’s website during the 2008 presidential election period.

Candidate Positions on Immigration

Immigration and the 2008 Democratic National Convention (DNC)

Immigration and the Republican National Convention

News Articles

Opinions and Editorials

NNIRR’s Vision & Principles for the Challenges and Hopes for 2009 and Beyond Our statement on immigration principles and positions just before the November 2008 elections.

Open Letter to President Barack Obama Over 3500 organizations and individuals signed NNIRR’s “Open Letter to President Barack Obama,” expressing our hopes and concerns for the health and welfare of immigrant communities, on the eve of his inauguration in January 2009.